GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| wastrel | vagabond |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
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| repartee | a quick and witty reply |